Wolfgang Schechinger (wolfsc at ibms.sinica.edu.tw) wrote:
: Dear all,
: How can I overcome this problem:
: I have cells expressing an enzyme pinned on the extracellular part of the
: membrane. To assay this enzyme by FACS, I need to trypsinize the cells, but
: this (just 5 min) reduces the enzyme activity significantly. Detaching the
: cells with EDTA kills too many of them.
: What can I do to either
: 1) obtain a single cell suspension or
: 2) to keep the cells for some time in suspension until some newly synthesized
: protein is delivered to the membrane?
: I welcome your input
: Regards,
: Wo
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: Dr. Wolfgang Schechinger
: Institute of Biomedical Sciences
: Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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